Re:How we lost communication to entertainment
by no-name-here on Friday January 02, 2026 @03:33AM
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> the right to execute code on somebody’s device
Would that include serving text, image, or video ads?
> without their consent
If someone explicitly chose an ad-supported option (instead of paying for an ad-free version, likely with an accompanying ToS) would that count as consent? Or what would consent mean?
Also, if we implemented what you said, would you imagine that much of today’s internet/websites (which are ad-supported) would go away, or become paywalled?
Would that include serving text, image, or video ads?
> without their consent
If someone explicitly chose an ad-supported option (instead of paying for an ad-free version, likely with an accompanying ToS) would that count as consent? Or what would consent mean?
Also, if we implemented what you said, would you imagine that much of today’s internet/websites (which are ad-supported) would go away, or become paywalled?